Subculture and mainstream media

Answer one of the questions below. 300 word minimum. Don’t forget to include quotes and page numbers and to use analysis and evaluation. Refer to the grading rubric provided. Also use the additional PDFs that I provided to answer any of the selected questions.

1). Explain “independent media” and its relationship to subculture and mainstream media according to Ono and Pham. Cite and analyze examples from the reading/viewing this week. State your positionality, where you agree, disagree, or find resistance or accommodation to dominant media.

2). Analyze how independent media uses what Ono and Pham identify as passive and vernacular discourse in different genres like music, comedy, and web tv. Cite and analyze examples from the reading/viewing this week. State your positionality, where you agree, disagree, or find resistance or accommodation to dominant media.